Month: February 2008

A MAN WANTED BY KINGSPORT POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROBBERY OF A CITY BUSINESS IS BEHIND BARS IN INDIANA. 44 YEAR OLD RICKY REINHARDT WAS LOCATED IN HIS HOMETOWN…

A GREENEVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO RUN OVER A ROGERSVILLE POLICE OFFICER DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IS BEHIND BARS. 21 YEAR OLD JOSEPH FORTENBERRY IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT,…

THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT COULD BE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THEY WILL KNOW THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA IN THE…

THE MURDER TRIAL FOR A LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN HAS BEEN POSTPONED AGAIN. 47 YEAR OLD BERLIE SHEPARD OF KEOKEE VIRGINIA IS CHARGED WITH FRIST DEGREE MURDER IN THE JUNE…

A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK AT A JOHNSON CITY DAYCARE FACILITY HAS FORCED THE BUSINESS TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY. KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER ON SUNSET DRIVE DISCOVERED THE LEAK YESTERDAY EVENING. STAFF AND…

THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF A JOHNSON COUNTY TEEN HAS BEEN SOLVED. JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE REECE SAID 19 YEAR OLD WILLIAM DAVID HOPKINS DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA. HOPKINS’ BODY…

A NORTH CAROLINA MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN ERWIN CHECK CASHING BUSINESS HAS PLED NOT GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN UNCOI COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 27 YEAR OLD RICHARD JONES OF…

A FORMER TRI-CITIES TEACHER ACCUSED OF POSSESSION CHILD PORNOGRAPHY HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. MICHAEL EUGENE NOEL IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS…

THE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS TAKING THE LAW INTO ITS OWN HANDS BY REMOVING NINE HORSES AND TWO DOGS FROM A COUNTY FARM. CHARLIE BLANKENBECKLEY IS CHARGED WITH ANIMAL…

THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COULD BE CLOSE TO IDENTIFYING THE SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA IN THE COUNTY EARLIER THIS WEEK. SHERIFF CHRIS MATHIS SAID HIS DEPARTMENT…

A CHURCH HILL MAN ACCUSED IN THE TRAFFIC DEATH OF A GATE CITY VIRGINIA WOMAN HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN TO AUTHORITIES. 34 YEAR OLD DAVID ROBERTS IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE INCLUDING A JUVENILE IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF VANDALISM IN THE COUNTY. 19 YEAR OLD CODY STARTT OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE…

ADDITIONAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM BURGLARIES THAT OCCURRED IN SULLIVAN COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 7TH HAVE BEEN FILED. SHAWN TRAVIS MULLINS WAS CHARGED IN TWO BURGLARIES – ONE ON EGYPT ROAD AND…

Two Georgia men who are partners in a rap group called “Thug Gentleman” have been convicted in U.S. District Court in Greeneville. Willie Freeman and Marion Russell were found guilty…

MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN ST. PAUL VIRGINIA FOR THE SECOND DAY OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED COAL FIRED POWER PLANT IN…

The home of the Hawkins County Property Assessor has been robbed while he was attending his wife’s funeral in Texas. Don Cinnamon laid his wife of 45 years, Sandra, to…

IF YOU LIVE IN DICKENSON COUNTY VIRGINIA, GET READY TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will offer free flu shots in efforts to reduce the number of…

EMERGYSTAT HAS REGAINED IT’S LIABILITY INSURANCE AND IS TEMPORARILY PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES TO UNICOI COUNTY. BUT THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY UNTIL THE COUNTY CAN FIND ANOTHER PROVIDER. THREE WEEKS AGO,…

AUTHORITIES ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR CLUES IN THE DISCOVERY OF A HUMAN SKELETON FOUND THIS WEEK IN CARTER COUNTY BY A PROPERTY OWNER. THE MAN WAS WALKING THROUGH A…

A Bristol man has been sentenced to thirty years in prison for various charges relating to the distribution of crack cocaine and perjury. Demetrius Tyrone Gardener sold $150 in crack…

EAST TENNESEE STATE UNIVERSITY WILL OFFICIALLY BAN ALL SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE ON CAMPUS BY THIS FALL. THE POLICY CHANGE COMES IN LIGHT OF INCREASING HEALTH CONCERNS ABOUT SMOKING AND…

The Virginia Senate passed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns in restaurants or clubs, but would prohibit them from drinking alcohol on the premises. The Senate…